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-,-' j i .. I ? i ! si ill f i ' ,' k n M 4 r3 Union Franklin County Tribune 1941 u i II n THC r.'CaT WIDELY CIRCULATED VVZL..LY fJr.VC EH III FRANKLIN COUNTY Established iir the Year 1SS5 84W UNION, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSOURI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1941 VOLUME 75 NO. 43 ll NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS TAKE CHARGE WEDNESDAY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, SHERIFF, SURVEYOR, COR ONER AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR BEGIN NEW TERMS TWO JUDGES ASSUME OFFICE NEXT MONDAY County officers elected last No-1 vember, all of whom are Reub-1 licans, took office Wednesday, ' January 1st, with the exception of the two district judges, who gin their term next Monday, Ja.n- tvuary 6th, and Carl Webber, sessor-eiect wno lakes amce June 1, 1941. Sheriff Diestelkamp announced the appointment Wednesday of his deputies: George Peters of Washington; Aug. H. Lindner of Union; Roland Meyer of St. Albans; Lee 'Reed of St. Clair and Herman Weirich of Japan. Mr. Diestelkamp succeeds John T, Giebler, who has completed lis four-year term. Frank W. Jenny ... i rr. n Tr. . i. j & OTCUS iuc r- !ZTJp" when the State Leg S Z 7 t i Building. Mr. Jenny is one el Franklin County's leading attoN neys and 12 years ago completed four years as the county's prosecutor. Geo. H. Vossbrink took over the office of County Surveyor and ex-officio highway engineer Wednesday. Mr. Vossbrink has served in the same capacity by virtue of his election as surveyor and appointment as highway engineer at lAiiuuiicui as 1 1 1 1 1 w c j cngiiivvi t the hands of the county court4 Make Changes in Forestry Code Missouri Conservation Commission Announces Several Minor Changes in Code The Missouri Conservation Com mission has made the following! " adjustments in the Missouri Wild-: life and Forestry Code, to become effective January 1, 1941. Lost permits may be duplicated for 25 per cent of the original cost, Instead of 50 per cent as previously charged. , ; . The. cost of a resident state fur-j .. 4eale' parol - to sell, transport, ship and store legally acquired furs has been reduced from $100 to 850. The resident state dealer's agent's permit to act as an agent, branch or sub-station for any person holding a resident fur-dealer's or rabbit-dealer's permit has been raised from $5 to $10. Jug lines have been Included in the list of legal equipment which may be used under a resident state commercial fishing permit in the Mississippi and Missour rivers exclusively. The permit allows for jug lines not to exceed 100 hooks in the aggregate. A fee of $10 has been placed upon permits to collect, possess, mount and preserve wildlife specimens for educational pur- poses, under special regulations Stipulated in the permit itself; provided that such fee may be waived by the Commission upon satisfactory proof that applicant is a bona fide member of the staff of a zoological department of a 4 university, college, high school, or of the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service,' and that such collection " is to be used exclusively for scien-I tific or museum purposes by the institution named in the permit. The non-resident trip fishing i permit has been extended to a 10- day period, instead of six days as heretofore. It is also provided that non-residents under 13 years of age may fish without a permit ' when accompanied by parents, j legal guardian or member of im-I mediate family who holds a law-; ful fishing permit j Fish of any species may be tak- en from the Lake of the Ozarks : and from Lake Taneycomo from j March 15 to December 31, 1941, j except in such producing areas " thereof as may be designated and posted by the Commission. No minimum length limits will be ' required for any species except J that the minimum length limit for if large mouthed black bass and ; small mouthed black bass from said lakes shall be 10 inches. : Applicants for renewal of game ! breeder's permits, taxidermist per- . ; mits, scientific collection permits , i or bird- banding permits will be ? required to accompany their ap- plication with a report indicating j the number and species of wild-'' life and its county or place of : origin which was taken, possessed, bought, sold, transported, shipped, ' stored or used during the period : covered by the last previous permit Reports from fur dealers and fur buyers must be made on or before April 30, and shall include their operations for the 12 months preceding April 1. According to a revision of Sec- tion 49 governing the taking of wildlife, "nothing in these renu-kitiona shall be deemed to rUi.t the poMeiuuun and sale of live canaries, parokvets, tove ' birds Under a new law, the office of county surveyor includes the work I of the highway engineer who i makes his own appointments as be-jany other county official, subject j to the approval of the court. Ern- as-'est Oltmann of Gerald takes over the of rice of coroner wmcn wa: wasa held the past four years by T, Shaffer of Sullivan. The newly elected District Judges, Harry J. Vogt from the First District, and Jesse R. Farrar of the Second District, take office next Monday, January 6th. Mr Vogt succeeds Oscar Holtmeyei while Mr. Farrar begins, his seconq a ' ii cu : a li iwo-year lercn. a. n, oiennjtn.ii hvill beirin his second term as Re islature convenes next Wednesday. January 8th. W. G. Klepper be gan his first term as Public Ad ministrator January 1st and sue ceeds F. W. Kamp. This is the first time for many years that the County Court if composed entirely of Republicans. Oscar Holtmeyer of the First Dis trict has been the only Democrat on the court since 1932, being .. w...v- , elected for four successive terms. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED The engagement of Miss Mar cella Dailey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James P. Dailey, Eureka, Missouri, to J. Shapleigh Driscoll, son of Mr. and Mrs. James S. Dris coll, St. Louis, was announced December 21 at the home of Judge and Mrs. Leo A. Politte of this citv Miss Dailey is a graduate of Webster College of St. Louis Unl versity and is now teaching in the Union Grade School. Mr. Dailey is a graduate of St: Louis University School of Commerce and Finance and is a member of tile Missouri Athletic Club c t ml Monzyk-Greenstreet In a simple ceremony held at the St. Joseph's Church at Neier, Saturday morning at 9:30, Miss Helen Monzyk, daughter of Mrs. Francis Monzyk of Washington became the bride of Dr. Galen H. Greenstreet, son of Dr. and Mrs. M. L. Greenstreet. Father Michael Schaller, pastor of the church of- ficated. Miss Mary Monzyk, sister of the bride and Otto Stuck-enschneider were witnesses to the ceremony. The couple will make their home in the Greenstreet apartment on North Oak Street. Dr. Greenstreet is practicing Chiropractic in the Kramolowsky Building in Union. parrots." . Furbearers, legally taken, jnay ! be sold between December 6 and a date not exceeding 10 days next following the close of the prescribed open season, instead of five days as heretofore prescribed. The daily "take", limit of minnows has been, raised from 50 to 100. The species Aplodinotus, commonly known as drum, sheeps-head, white perch or croaker, shall no longer be classed as a game fish. . The word "luminous" shall no longer apply in the description of lures prohibited by the Code. No restrictions and regulation: as to the take and use of minnows shall apply to carp minnows. Holders of fur-dealer's, fur-dealer's agent's or fur-buyer's permits may solicit, buy, sell, possess, . transport, ship, exchange, store and use the product of fur-bearing animals for 12 days following the close of the prescribed open season, instead of 10 days as heretofore. . Rabbits, 'legally taken, may be stored in commercial refrigeration houses or cold storage plants and in no other commercial establishment for not to exceed 30 days next following the close of the prescribed open season. The definition of a retail vendor has been revised to include "any person who possesses and sells or offers for sale for retail purposes any of the species of wildlife as permitted by the retail vendor's permit Except as provided in Section 85, this definition of the term "retail vendor" shall include, but is not restricted to, preparing and serving such species as are permitted by the retail vendor's permit in any hotel, cafe, restau rant, inn, tavern, eating house,! arug store, aining car, tourist camp or any other place where food is customarily prepared and served to the public. The mesh ut all seines, nets and wings shall be not less than t inches, bar metuure, muured when wet. School Notes From the Superintendent's Office Enid Thorn ing, who was one of our pupils last year, but is a student in the St. Clair high school came in to see us one day this week as they were not having school in St Clair on that day. ' We were favored with a visit from Winstead Kirchner on Tuesday of this week. Winstead is a graduate of the Union High School of the class 1937. He is a musician in the service of the government and has the honor of wearing the uniform of his Uncle Samuel. He is stationed in the east where he has already , been engaged almost ever since he finished his high school course here at Union. He has not lost interest in the Union High School, and always pays the institution a visit when rver he can. He bears his honors well, and is of pleasing address in his uniform. We have not been blessed with anywhere near a perfect attendance record for this week. Many pupils are suffering from severe colds and soretMoats, and this has injured our attendance record for this week. Miss Dickerson, the social science teacher has been confined to her. room nursing an attack of severe sore throat, for a part of the week, and has not been i able to meet her classes. We hope conditions will be improved by next week and all will be on hand ready to resume work in their classes. Charles Jannings entered the high school on Monday of this week as a freshman. He has been attending the high school at Jack- j son, Missouri for the first part of i the year, but his parents have 1 moved near to Union and he will be here as a high school pupil from now on. We noticed in the metropolitan papers oi tnis week a notice oi tne deatn oi Miss Meta titzen ax ner;jacket and carried salmon glad' nome in coiumma, Missouri. Miss;j0iaSi Mrs. Hiatt's gown was of Meta Eitzen was born and grew to1 Dink and fashloned similar to that adulthood in our neighboring city oi wasnington. ane taugni in ine;earrje( saimon gladiolas. i i . several years, and then went to'. . wenrtv-fiwTyean In the Yeatman !!.I!7- city.- She retired four years ago because of ill health and went to Columbia to live. It was our happy privilege to be her Superintendent while she served as a teacher in Washington, and we can speak with authority as her abil- ity as a teacher, and her many ex cellent qualities as a friend and a citizen. Principal Albert H. Huntington of the Beaumont High School in St. Louis said that Miss Eitzen was regarded as one of the most beloved teachers ever on the Beaumont faculty. Her older sister Cora, Mrs. L. M. Defoe, widow of a veteran member of the University of Missouri faculty, preceded her in death by just five days. The High School Glee Club will present in the High School Auditorium, January 15, an operetta, in three acts. 'The Mocking Birds." This operetta is a story of the 18th century settlements in Louisiana with the Spanish and French conquests for possession. The Cast General Aubrey, French Governor of New Orleans Pleasant Smith. Eugene De Lorme, Aide to the Governor Robert Feldmiller. Maxime Grandpre, a wealthy citizen of New Orleans Herbert Lefholz. Yvette Millet, Maximes ward Theresa Gorg. Manon De Lange, an immigrant girl Donna Risk. Jean Le Farge, (Jacques Villiers) a famous French pirate Herbert Steinbeck. Bob Finchley, a Virginian Raymond Arand. Captain Beloit, of the ship 'Marseilles" Irwin Schuenemeyer. Don Aurelio De Mendez, a Spanish envoy Jack Kirschner. The Afarquise De Villebois, a wealthy colonists Lucille Mitchell.The Countess Bel la ire, her niece-Dorothy Mae Murray. Janhette, an immigrant girl, 'Ruth Friend. Lenore, an immigrant girl Elizabeth Burke. Javotte, the governor's house keeper Bernadine Suttner. Chloe, a slave belonging to Maxime 'Marie Williams. Pierre, a negro butler Bobert Bartel. It is hoped that the people of Union will encourage the cast with their presence. Tickets will be on sale after New Years Day. NEW ARRIVALS Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Miller, Union, a boy, December 13. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Koch, Pacific R; I, a girl, December 17 Mr. and Mrs. Juha Heilmann,! Jr ViUa Ridv, g.rl Dec sa. THIS WEEK AT THE WILLIAMi Six nights this week at the Williams Theatre wiH feature double features. Friday and Saturday, Ann Sothern in "Dulcy" with Ian Hunter and Roland Young and Walter Pigeon in "Sky Murder". Tuesday and Wednesday, the regular double feature nights. The Ritz Bros, in "Argentine Nights' and Baby Sandy in "Sandy Gets Her Man," along with Stuart Er-win and Una Mertel. This Sunday and Monday Jean-ette McDonald and Nelson Eddy in Noel Coward's "Bittersweet," the famous musical comedy reproduced in technicolor. On Thursday and Friday, January 9 and 10, James Stewart in "No Time For Comedys" with Rosalind Russell and Frank Morgan in "Hullabaloo" with Billie Burke and Virginia Grey. On Sunday and Monday, January 12 and 13, Clark dable in "Comrade X" with Hedy Lamarr. Mayer-Berger The wedding of Miss Leona Mayer of near Union, and Walter Berger took place at two o'clock at the Ziqn's Evangelical Church, Sunday afternoon. Rev. F. E. J. Schenk, pastor of the church, of. ficiatcd. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Berger of near Union. Mrs. Albert Berger Jr. was her sister's matron of honor. Mrs, Walter Hiatt of Washington was bridesmaid. The bride wore a gown of white I satin with a full length tulle veil which fell from a cap of duchess lace. Her gown was fashioned in princess lines with a lace yolk, leg' o-mutton sleeves and tiny buttons to the waist at the back. Her flowers were white chrysanthemums.Mrs. Berger wore a blue broad- satjn gown with matching WOrn by Mrs. Berger. She also i Ainprt Mrtrr anmnpr nrnrnpr ! room- Helmuth Berer' 8nother the om and Alva Hutchinson served as ushers. The wedding dinner was held at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mayer. A reception and dance was later held at the American Brother's Hall in Jeffriesburg. . The young. infirmary: C. J. Arand, $18.72; couple will make their home iniAholt's AG Store, $27.52; Frick's Union where they are both em ployed. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS The United States Civil Service Commission announces that as an intMlff ipipnt numhpr nt annlinn.l tions has been received for the AG Store' $67'75-position of Assistant Laboratory The Court approved the settle Mechanic, $1,620 a year, in the men' fit the miscellaneous check Bureau of Mines at Rolla, Mis souri, the closing date for receipt of applications has been extended to January 10, 1941. Qualified persons are urged to file their applications with the Manager, Ninth U. S. Civil Service District, 627 New Federal Building, St. Louis, Missouri, prior to the close of business on that date. Applicants must have had at least three years of full-time paid experience in a scientific or experimental laboratory shop or proving ground involving the skillful and proficient performance of various phases of laboratory work such as setting up and maintaining laboratory equipment; making samples by processing; j making test solutions or setting up i testing machines; making routine chemical or physical tests involv ing the use of simple chemical or physical apparatus, or of welding and other metal treating equipment, or of furnaces, etc. Full further information and application blanks may be obtained from the Secretary, Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners, at any first or second-class post office in the State of Missouri; or from the Manager, Ninth U. S. Civil Service District, 627 New Federal Building, St. Louis, Mo. HURT AT LUMBER YARD C. R. Means of this city lost the fingers of his left hand Thursday morning while operating a power Lumber Company. Mr. Means was taken to the St. Francis Hospital in Washington after receiving medical aid here. Senator Tydings insists that the U. S. ought to make an earnest ef - fort to see it a "just peace" ar - rangwnent can't be made between Germany and Britain. His thought may not be pracUal but his effort j Is turned in the riht duvvUoa. County Court Finishes Year Winds Up Business Calendar For 1940 Meets Again January 6th The County Court finished all business for 1940 by meeting the last four days of the year. The Court will have its first session of 1941 Monday, January 6th and twill be composed of Presiding Judge Otto Buchholtz and District Judges Harry Vogt and Jesse Farrar. The following business was transacted: i The Court ordered an erroneous assessment on a deed of trust owned by August Holtmeyer reduced from $2100 to $1300. ; Road overseers were allowed cheeking accounts as follows: F. Koirtyohann, $250; L. A. Bailey, $125; Wilbert Weirich, $125; F. W. Kamper, $290; F. L. Lefler, $150; Arthur Pehle, $200; Hy. J. Strecker, $250; Cecil Bay, $300; Fred Koppelmann, $100; Elijah Webb, $500. Roy Jones was allowed $60 and E. F. Sittermann, $70 for oper ating grading equipment in De cember; Edw. Marks, $68. John T. Geibler, sheriff, allowed $23 for conveying Charles R. Wod-1 icka to State Hospital No. 4; $18 for waiting on Probate and Circuit Court in December; $287.76 for board and commitment of prisoners; deputy jailer, postage, etc.; $10 for refund on postofflce box rent for 4 years; $12 for waiting on county court 4 days. The Missouri State Sanatarium -was allowed $74 for support of county patients in November; St. Francis Hospital $100 for hospitalization on needy in December; Methodist Orphans' Home $18 for tare of Geo. Simmons, j Allowances for stationery and supplies for county officials were made as follows:Miller-Bryant-Pierce Co., $1.02; the Standard Printing Co., $5; The Miller Press, $47.87; Skinner & Kennedy Co., $62.29; Buxton & Skinner Prtg. Co. $28.32; Burroughs Adding Mach ine Co., $26.06; J. W. Beall, Inc., $281.83; Franklin County Tribune, iiQ0K7 Panifin Tran.pint 99 Herman Berner was allowed $48.80 and Shell Ennis, $80.75 for operating road maintainers in December; Oscar Holtgrewe, $40:50; H. G. Mehrhoff, $39.60; G. M. Zumwalt, $68.80 for same. The following allowances were made for supplies for the county Market, $166.40; Hall-Johnson Lumber Co., $7.14; Kroger Grocery Co., $2.96; Clarence Liven-wood, $4.14; E. A: Mueller, $5.14; Noll Drug Co.! $3.53; Obermark & Dufncr, $1.05; E. H. Oltmann & Son, $3.50; Dr. W. G. Tainter, $2; Tucker Hill, $11.10; Union Bakery $19.64; Alberta Fox, $18; Tillie Huxel $5; Wm. Dress, Jr., $18.60; ing account of Geo. H. Vossbrink, county highway engineer. The Court found that the following were erroneously assessed and ordered that the taxes levied against them be abeted and stricken from the tax book: Thos. J. Danz, John Grus estate, Tom Tom-nitz, Ozark Gift Shop, Frank Lauf-fer, George Summers, Wm. Casey, Herbert L. Amelung, Alex D. Mann, Clara Dieckmann, Ed. Meyer, et al., John H. Kassmann, Ed. H. Schryer. The Court found that no action could be taken on the following erroneous assessments: Edgar Adams, Leo J. Corey, Louisa Hanei- ser, Alex Schneider, Clarence Hartmann, Zelma Wessler. The Court ordered that the account of H. C. Wilkinson, assessor, for making supplementary income tax book be certified to the state auditor for payment. The justice of the peace quarterly reports for quarter ending Oct. 31, 1940, were approved by the Court. For operating concrete equipment in December, E. M. Wieda, $69.75; Charles Cartwright, $35.10; Christ Huff, $32.40; Floyd Hinson, $33.70. C. A. Wing was allowed $113.75 for operating a shovel in December; Henry Detmer $18 for operating air compressor; Roy Doyle $65.85 and Chas. R. Reed, $60 for operating trucks for county high way department. I. E. George was allowed $48.41 for bridge lumber; the City of Sul- Uy iU m ,or pipe. Salarries were paid for Dec ember as follows:- Fred Gehlert, janitor, $70.00; Abraham Bottoms, janitor, $80 00; E. H. Oslek, dep uty county clerk, $73.00; Raymond j Wilson, assistant highway engin- eer, $90.00; Lawrence J. C. Meyer, : budget officer, $41.67; local Child j Welfare Service Fund, $35.00 fori ! child welfare worker; O. E. Burke, County Superintendent of Schools, $168 68; Lawrence J. C. Meyer, (Continud on Page Five) Starts State Economy Drive Announces Legislative Program to Curb. Expenses Calling attention to the increase in the state government's expenditures from $49,899,000 in 1934 to $93,446,000 in 1939, the Missouri Public Expenditure Survey announces a 4-point 1941 legislative program and a vigorous campaign for rigid economy in state expenditures at the forthcoming session of the General Assembly. Announcement of the campaign for "cut to the bone" economy was made following a meeting of the Board of Trustees at which a four point program was drafted and adapted. All four points are designed to make possible substantial savings in both state and county government expenditures. The Survey will work in cooperation with affiliated Tax Economy Associations and more than 100 other state-wide, sectional and local organizations in a determined fight for adoption of its program in full. The program follows: 1. A state budget policy of cut- to-the-bone economy. . 2. Elimination of all duplicating and overlapping agencies, functions and services in state government.3. Enactment of an adequate county budget law with provisions for full budget control to apply to the 109 counties in the state having a population of 50,000 and under. 4. Enactment of a law requir ing a uniform accounting and re' porting system fitted to adequate county budget procedure. "The first point in the taxpayers' program," said Keeton Arnett as spokesman for the Survey's trustees, "contemplates economy in every department of the state. It is necessary to the state's welfare that a policy of retrenchment be substituted for that of expansion in effect heretofore. "President Roosevelt has declared the nation to be in a state of partial emergency and has announced a federal policy of'cut-to-the-tbone' economy in all non-defense spending. It is now Mis souri's patriotic duty to fail in line and apply the same principle rigidly."The necessity of eliminating all unnecessary state and local expense so taxpayers may be able to meet the national defense tax load was stressed. Application ofbusiness-like principles in administration will make possible the continuation of every essential public service without necessitating increased appropriations, it was stated. While the Survey at this time is not supporting any specific plan for combining overlapping departments, Arnett said, it is contended that efficiency and economy can be furthered by consolidations of numerous agencies. The Survey left the way open to support an efficient plan if it is advanced or to recommend one later. ThouS' ands of dollars can be saved an nually by elimination of duplica tions, it was said. Establishment of adequate bud get procedure and control, as well as uniform accounting for coun ties was advocated as a means of reducing local costs as well as state auditing costs. "Adoption of this program by the legislature will bring a great measure of relief to overburdened and harassed taxpayers," said Ar nett. "The members of the General Assembly and all public officials will be requested to support it in full and wholeheartedly. It is hoped by our organization and an overwhelming majority of the state's taxpayers that such support will be 'forthcoming without regard for partisanship or politics." JOPLIN MAN KILLED AT PACIFIC WED. Lloyd Stoneking, 40 of Joplin was killed and four residents of Rolla injured in an automobile collision on Highway 66, a mile west of Pacific early Wednesday morning. Stoneking, who was riding alone in his car, was killed instantly. The others, who were taken to the Deaconess Hospital in St. Louis, were Miss Jean Lloyd, 17, the second driver; her mother, Mrs. Samuel Lloyd, 37; Mrs. Hugh Crumpler, 40, and Miss Sue Crumpler, 20. Miss loyd suffered a fractured rib and a laceration of the knee and the other three shock and bruises. RETURNS FROM ONE WEEK'S ARMY SERVICE Dr. L. F. Howe returned Saturday from a week's service with the National Guard at West plains. Captain Howe was Presi- dont of the Examining Board for the induction of men Into the anti-tank coir of the HOth In- fau'iy. ASKS LEGISLATURE TO SEAT McDANIEL AS GOVERNOR DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE SEEKS TO PREVENT INAUGURATION OF REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR The democratic state committee. late Monday dumped into the lap of the new general assembly which will meet next week the ik ...ill wiaoA Mw4 uiaA. fha ' task of attempting to seat Lawrence McDaniel of St. Louis, Democrat as governor- Missouri in the face of returns from the gen eral election showing a 3,613-vote;savln8 victory for Forrest C. Donnell, Republican. By an announced unanimous agreement the committee ap proved a resolution asking the legislators to conduct a general and sweeping investigation into charges of "glaring and wide spread irregularities, actual buy ing and trading of votes, open and brazen frauds; and the excessive use of huge sums of money toi. ' . unduly influence the voters." This action came after C. M. Hulen of Moberly, state chairman, had spent almost three hours pre-i senting and explaining reports I .:. . jr ;vi .i committee investigators who have been busy since November 18 obtaining data upon which to base a contest for the governor's chair. All such material was carefully concealed by the state chairman and his aids. Hulen said none of the reported evidence would be made public until after it had been presented by him to the legislative investigating committee. Only a bare outline was given the committee, it was understood, with most of the details withheld even from the party leaders. The resolution asking the legislature to take up the fight was phrased in the most general terms without revealing any of the specific charges upon which the Democrats hope to seat McDaniel. This action virtually spells post ponement for any inaugural ceremonies in the statehouse January 13, the date set by the constitution. The legislature will con vene January 8 and, even should it decide not to make the inquiry requested by the committee, such a decision undoubtedly would require more than the five intervening days. Hulen said it would require at least two weeks to make a careful study of the documentary material he intended to lay before the legislature, without any argument or discussion of the contents. In the event a. contest is voted, which would throw the doors open for a state-wide inquiry, many months might be consumed in examination and recount of the ballots. No one would guess. Some Democrats expressed hope a compromise could be reached with Republicans on the amount of time to be allotted for such a count but the final decision would cratic police and election boards rest with the lawmakers, whose until after the April general eUx-power would be unlimited. I tion, when Mayor Bernard Dick-Reports from the committee I mann will be seeking another term meeting indicated Hulen had ex pressed belief that McDaniel was elected by more than 9,000 votes. It is understood the data of the investigators has led the party leaders to the conclusion that about 30,000 ballots were counted erroneously either by technical misinterpretation of the election laws or by permitting unqualified persons to vote. It is from this basis that the Democrats believe they can overcome the 3,613 plurality for McDaniel, according to reports from the committee room. One of the major, allegations to be placed before the legislators is the charge of excessive use of money. Hulen declined to dis close his estimate of the campaign fund used by the Republicans, but it was reported he told the committee the total would reach $800,-000 to $1,000,000. He said publicly that $500,000 would "not even approximate" the total. . The committee chairman is understood to have reported possession of affidavits showing instances of vote buying for Republican candidates. Hulen said his agents had un covered evidence of violation of the criminal laws, but added this material would not be turned over to grand juries or law enforcement officers until after the legislative committee was finished with the data. Few of the committee members and party leaders have been permitted to inspect the complete data. It is clear from reports following the meeting late Monday that only enough information was given the rommittce members to satisfy them of something upon which to base their vote. The result hud been certain for some time. Copies of the resolution will be sent to all the party county committees which have been called into session January 3 for their Indorsement This is part of the program for turning the pressure on all Democratic lawmaker In an attempt to auure their vote toe REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN MAKES STATEMENT. Charles Ferguson, Chairman of the Republican State Committee, when interviewed about the election contest, issued a statement, 'The constitution says the leg islature cannot transact other business until it has declared the election of a governor, but vhat do they care about the constitution?" The G. O. P. leader asserted "every member" of the Democratic committee "knows Forrest Donnell was elected governor," but the state committee was "little I concerned with the verdict of the a,c bciu jjitaiia iui Lsuuneii s inaugural would go ahead. The big city machines the DieckmannPendergast axis do not ,ik. thp man . 11M(iimpi, character and integrity who was iKv.-ijelected governor by tne voters of rural Missouri," Ferguson declared."The St. Louis city election is only three months away," he continued. "The life of the Dieckmann machine hangs by a thread. In a desperate effort to save the city pay roll, the state committee joins Garney's fervent prayer that the legislature will stall along with a mock vote prcbe, and prevent the appointment of St. Louis police and election boards by a Republican governor until after the city election." "The machines have fooled nobody least of all the Republican state committee and the honest, patriotic Democrats in the legislature. - 'The supreme irony of the situation is that the most notorious vote stealing machine in America, with dozens of its criminals still in federal prisons, should be hinting of Republican vote frauds, when the election boards of all the large cities of the state are controlled by Dcmocrats."- the investigation. Monday's me?ting was watched carefully by a large group of slate jobholders, whose places on the state payroll are at stake. Many of these employees are taking part In the pressure program on the lawmakers, wasting no opportunity to ask their support,, for the attempt to seat McDaniel and continue Democrats in office. Most of the demand for the contest has come from the Dickmann-Hannegan city hall machine in St. Louis, which sponsored McDaniel, and from courthouse politiciins. In St. Louis the organization there desires a continuation of Demo- in office. Even should the investigation prove unsuccessful, the delay it would cause probably would forestall any change in administration of those two vital agencies. Most authorities agree that should the inauguration be post poned, as now appears most likely, Governor Stark would continue in office until his successor was duly qualified, and this means until the legislature has declared Who was legally elected. Several members of the incoming assembly on the sidelines were none too happy at the turn taken by the committee. Absence of specific charges of fraud, or definite figures on illegal votes cast, apparently places on the Democratic majority in the legislature the burden of proving the charges set forth in the resolution, or making an investigation to determine the basis on which the allegations were made. Possibilities of uncovering skeletons in their own closets and again having the finger of fraud pointed at the party as in the 1936 election in Kansas City caused some head shaking in off-the-record conversation. As now determined, the contest procedure would be as follows:On the first day the legislature meets a joint committee of ,the house and , senate would be named to cast up the returns from the general election November 3 for state officials. This committee would report results on all officers except that of governor, and would ask tor authority to make the investigation requested by the state committee.. If the joint assembly granted that power, the committee would be authorized to subpoena witnesses, ballots, books and records and o thoroughly into the election all over th stjte. '. While this inquiry was in projr's no new governor would be iwui J urated and many students of th i law belivve that no other UUld (Continued on Fu 4

-,-' j i .. I ? i ! si ill f i ' ,' k n M 4 r3 Union Franklin County Tribune 1941 u i II n THC r.'CaT WIDELY CIRCULATED VVZL..LY fJr.VC EH III FRANKLIN COUNTY Established iir the Year 1SS5 84W UNION, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSOURI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1941 VOLUME 75 NO. 43 ll NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS TAKE CHARGE WEDNESDAY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, SHERIFF, SURVEYOR, COR ONER AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR BEGIN NEW TERMS TWO JUDGES ASSUME OFFICE NEXT MONDAY County officers elected last No-1 vember, all of whom are Reub-1 licans, took office Wednesday, ' January 1st, with the exception of the two district judges, who gin their term next Monday, Ja.n- tvuary 6th, and Carl Webber, sessor-eiect wno lakes amce June 1, 1941. Sheriff Diestelkamp announced the appointment Wednesday of his deputies: George Peters of Washington; Aug. H. Lindner of Union; Roland Meyer of St. Albans; Lee 'Reed of St. Clair and Herman Weirich of Japan. Mr. Diestelkamp succeeds John T, Giebler, who has completed lis four-year term. Frank W. Jenny ... i rr. n Tr. . i. j & OTCUS iuc r- !ZTJp" when the State Leg S Z 7 t i Building. Mr. Jenny is one el Franklin County's leading attoN neys and 12 years ago completed four years as the county's prosecutor. Geo. H. Vossbrink took over the office of County Surveyor and ex-officio highway engineer Wednesday. Mr. Vossbrink has served in the same capacity by virtue of his election as surveyor and appointment as highway engineer at lAiiuuiicui as 1 1 1 1 1 w c j cngiiivvi t the hands of the county court4 Make Changes in Forestry Code Missouri Conservation Commission Announces Several Minor Changes in Code The Missouri Conservation Com mission has made the following! " adjustments in the Missouri Wild-: life and Forestry Code, to become effective January 1, 1941. Lost permits may be duplicated for 25 per cent of the original cost, Instead of 50 per cent as previously charged. , ; . The. cost of a resident state fur-j .. 4eale' parol - to sell, transport, ship and store legally acquired furs has been reduced from $100 to 850. The resident state dealer's agent's permit to act as an agent, branch or sub-station for any person holding a resident fur-dealer's or rabbit-dealer's permit has been raised from $5 to $10. Jug lines have been Included in the list of legal equipment which may be used under a resident state commercial fishing permit in the Mississippi and Missour rivers exclusively. The permit allows for jug lines not to exceed 100 hooks in the aggregate. A fee of $10 has been placed upon permits to collect, possess, mount and preserve wildlife specimens for educational pur- poses, under special regulations Stipulated in the permit itself; provided that such fee may be waived by the Commission upon satisfactory proof that applicant is a bona fide member of the staff of a zoological department of a 4 university, college, high school, or of the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service,' and that such collection " is to be used exclusively for scien-I tific or museum purposes by the institution named in the permit. The non-resident trip fishing i permit has been extended to a 10- day period, instead of six days as heretofore. It is also provided that non-residents under 13 years of age may fish without a permit ' when accompanied by parents, j legal guardian or member of im-I mediate family who holds a law-; ful fishing permit j Fish of any species may be tak- en from the Lake of the Ozarks : and from Lake Taneycomo from j March 15 to December 31, 1941, j except in such producing areas " thereof as may be designated and posted by the Commission. No minimum length limits will be ' required for any species except J that the minimum length limit for if large mouthed black bass and ; small mouthed black bass from said lakes shall be 10 inches. : Applicants for renewal of game ! breeder's permits, taxidermist per- . ; mits, scientific collection permits , i or bird- banding permits will be ? required to accompany their ap- plication with a report indicating j the number and species of wild-'' life and its county or place of : origin which was taken, possessed, bought, sold, transported, shipped, ' stored or used during the period : covered by the last previous permit Reports from fur dealers and fur buyers must be made on or before April 30, and shall include their operations for the 12 months preceding April 1. According to a revision of Sec- tion 49 governing the taking of wildlife, "nothing in these renu-kitiona shall be deemed to rUi.t the poMeiuuun and sale of live canaries, parokvets, tove ' birds Under a new law, the office of county surveyor includes the work I of the highway engineer who i makes his own appointments as be-jany other county official, subject j to the approval of the court. Ern- as-'est Oltmann of Gerald takes over the of rice of coroner wmcn wa: wasa held the past four years by T, Shaffer of Sullivan. The newly elected District Judges, Harry J. Vogt from the First District, and Jesse R. Farrar of the Second District, take office next Monday, January 6th. Mr Vogt succeeds Oscar Holtmeyei while Mr. Farrar begins, his seconq a ' ii cu : a li iwo-year lercn. a. n, oiennjtn.ii hvill beirin his second term as Re islature convenes next Wednesday. January 8th. W. G. Klepper be gan his first term as Public Ad ministrator January 1st and sue ceeds F. W. Kamp. This is the first time for many years that the County Court if composed entirely of Republicans. Oscar Holtmeyer of the First Dis trict has been the only Democrat on the court since 1932, being .. w...v- , elected for four successive terms. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED The engagement of Miss Mar cella Dailey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James P. Dailey, Eureka, Missouri, to J. Shapleigh Driscoll, son of Mr. and Mrs. James S. Dris coll, St. Louis, was announced December 21 at the home of Judge and Mrs. Leo A. Politte of this citv Miss Dailey is a graduate of Webster College of St. Louis Unl versity and is now teaching in the Union Grade School. Mr. Dailey is a graduate of St: Louis University School of Commerce and Finance and is a member of tile Missouri Athletic Club c t ml Monzyk-Greenstreet In a simple ceremony held at the St. Joseph's Church at Neier, Saturday morning at 9:30, Miss Helen Monzyk, daughter of Mrs. Francis Monzyk of Washington became the bride of Dr. Galen H. Greenstreet, son of Dr. and Mrs. M. L. Greenstreet. Father Michael Schaller, pastor of the church of- ficated. Miss Mary Monzyk, sister of the bride and Otto Stuck-enschneider were witnesses to the ceremony. The couple will make their home in the Greenstreet apartment on North Oak Street. Dr. Greenstreet is practicing Chiropractic in the Kramolowsky Building in Union. parrots." . Furbearers, legally taken, jnay ! be sold between December 6 and a date not exceeding 10 days next following the close of the prescribed open season, instead of five days as heretofore prescribed. The daily "take", limit of minnows has been, raised from 50 to 100. The species Aplodinotus, commonly known as drum, sheeps-head, white perch or croaker, shall no longer be classed as a game fish. . The word "luminous" shall no longer apply in the description of lures prohibited by the Code. No restrictions and regulation: as to the take and use of minnows shall apply to carp minnows. Holders of fur-dealer's, fur-dealer's agent's or fur-buyer's permits may solicit, buy, sell, possess, . transport, ship, exchange, store and use the product of fur-bearing animals for 12 days following the close of the prescribed open season, instead of 10 days as heretofore. . Rabbits, 'legally taken, may be stored in commercial refrigeration houses or cold storage plants and in no other commercial establishment for not to exceed 30 days next following the close of the prescribed open season. The definition of a retail vendor has been revised to include "any person who possesses and sells or offers for sale for retail purposes any of the species of wildlife as permitted by the retail vendor's permit Except as provided in Section 85, this definition of the term "retail vendor" shall include, but is not restricted to, preparing and serving such species as are permitted by the retail vendor's permit in any hotel, cafe, restau rant, inn, tavern, eating house,! arug store, aining car, tourist camp or any other place where food is customarily prepared and served to the public. The mesh ut all seines, nets and wings shall be not less than t inches, bar metuure, muured when wet. School Notes From the Superintendent's Office Enid Thorn ing, who was one of our pupils last year, but is a student in the St. Clair high school came in to see us one day this week as they were not having school in St Clair on that day. ' We were favored with a visit from Winstead Kirchner on Tuesday of this week. Winstead is a graduate of the Union High School of the class 1937. He is a musician in the service of the government and has the honor of wearing the uniform of his Uncle Samuel. He is stationed in the east where he has already , been engaged almost ever since he finished his high school course here at Union. He has not lost interest in the Union High School, and always pays the institution a visit when rver he can. He bears his honors well, and is of pleasing address in his uniform. We have not been blessed with anywhere near a perfect attendance record for this week. Many pupils are suffering from severe colds and soretMoats, and this has injured our attendance record for this week. Miss Dickerson, the social science teacher has been confined to her. room nursing an attack of severe sore throat, for a part of the week, and has not been i able to meet her classes. We hope conditions will be improved by next week and all will be on hand ready to resume work in their classes. Charles Jannings entered the high school on Monday of this week as a freshman. He has been attending the high school at Jack- j son, Missouri for the first part of i the year, but his parents have 1 moved near to Union and he will be here as a high school pupil from now on. We noticed in the metropolitan papers oi tnis week a notice oi tne deatn oi Miss Meta titzen ax ner;jacket and carried salmon glad' nome in coiumma, Missouri. Miss;j0iaSi Mrs. Hiatt's gown was of Meta Eitzen was born and grew to1 Dink and fashloned similar to that adulthood in our neighboring city oi wasnington. ane taugni in ine;earrje( saimon gladiolas. i i . several years, and then went to'. . wenrtv-fiwTyean In the Yeatman !!.I!7- city.- She retired four years ago because of ill health and went to Columbia to live. It was our happy privilege to be her Superintendent while she served as a teacher in Washington, and we can speak with authority as her abil- ity as a teacher, and her many ex cellent qualities as a friend and a citizen. Principal Albert H. Huntington of the Beaumont High School in St. Louis said that Miss Eitzen was regarded as one of the most beloved teachers ever on the Beaumont faculty. Her older sister Cora, Mrs. L. M. Defoe, widow of a veteran member of the University of Missouri faculty, preceded her in death by just five days. The High School Glee Club will present in the High School Auditorium, January 15, an operetta, in three acts. 'The Mocking Birds." This operetta is a story of the 18th century settlements in Louisiana with the Spanish and French conquests for possession. The Cast General Aubrey, French Governor of New Orleans Pleasant Smith. Eugene De Lorme, Aide to the Governor Robert Feldmiller. Maxime Grandpre, a wealthy citizen of New Orleans Herbert Lefholz. Yvette Millet, Maximes ward Theresa Gorg. Manon De Lange, an immigrant girl Donna Risk. Jean Le Farge, (Jacques Villiers) a famous French pirate Herbert Steinbeck. Bob Finchley, a Virginian Raymond Arand. Captain Beloit, of the ship 'Marseilles" Irwin Schuenemeyer. Don Aurelio De Mendez, a Spanish envoy Jack Kirschner. The Afarquise De Villebois, a wealthy colonists Lucille Mitchell.The Countess Bel la ire, her niece-Dorothy Mae Murray. Janhette, an immigrant girl, 'Ruth Friend. Lenore, an immigrant girl Elizabeth Burke. Javotte, the governor's house keeper Bernadine Suttner. Chloe, a slave belonging to Maxime 'Marie Williams. Pierre, a negro butler Bobert Bartel. It is hoped that the people of Union will encourage the cast with their presence. Tickets will be on sale after New Years Day. NEW ARRIVALS Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Miller, Union, a boy, December 13. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Koch, Pacific R; I, a girl, December 17 Mr. and Mrs. Juha Heilmann,! Jr ViUa Ridv, g.rl Dec sa. THIS WEEK AT THE WILLIAMi Six nights this week at the Williams Theatre wiH feature double features. Friday and Saturday, Ann Sothern in "Dulcy" with Ian Hunter and Roland Young and Walter Pigeon in "Sky Murder". Tuesday and Wednesday, the regular double feature nights. The Ritz Bros, in "Argentine Nights' and Baby Sandy in "Sandy Gets Her Man," along with Stuart Er-win and Una Mertel. This Sunday and Monday Jean-ette McDonald and Nelson Eddy in Noel Coward's "Bittersweet," the famous musical comedy reproduced in technicolor. On Thursday and Friday, January 9 and 10, James Stewart in "No Time For Comedys" with Rosalind Russell and Frank Morgan in "Hullabaloo" with Billie Burke and Virginia Grey. On Sunday and Monday, January 12 and 13, Clark dable in "Comrade X" with Hedy Lamarr. Mayer-Berger The wedding of Miss Leona Mayer of near Union, and Walter Berger took place at two o'clock at the Ziqn's Evangelical Church, Sunday afternoon. Rev. F. E. J. Schenk, pastor of the church, of. ficiatcd. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Berger of near Union. Mrs. Albert Berger Jr. was her sister's matron of honor. Mrs, Walter Hiatt of Washington was bridesmaid. The bride wore a gown of white I satin with a full length tulle veil which fell from a cap of duchess lace. Her gown was fashioned in princess lines with a lace yolk, leg' o-mutton sleeves and tiny buttons to the waist at the back. Her flowers were white chrysanthemums.Mrs. Berger wore a blue broad- satjn gown with matching WOrn by Mrs. Berger. She also i Ainprt Mrtrr anmnpr nrnrnpr ! room- Helmuth Berer' 8nother the om and Alva Hutchinson served as ushers. The wedding dinner was held at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mayer. A reception and dance was later held at the American Brother's Hall in Jeffriesburg. . The young. infirmary: C. J. Arand, $18.72; couple will make their home iniAholt's AG Store, $27.52; Frick's Union where they are both em ployed. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS The United States Civil Service Commission announces that as an intMlff ipipnt numhpr nt annlinn.l tions has been received for the AG Store' $67'75-position of Assistant Laboratory The Court approved the settle Mechanic, $1,620 a year, in the men' fit the miscellaneous check Bureau of Mines at Rolla, Mis souri, the closing date for receipt of applications has been extended to January 10, 1941. Qualified persons are urged to file their applications with the Manager, Ninth U. S. Civil Service District, 627 New Federal Building, St. Louis, Missouri, prior to the close of business on that date. Applicants must have had at least three years of full-time paid experience in a scientific or experimental laboratory shop or proving ground involving the skillful and proficient performance of various phases of laboratory work such as setting up and maintaining laboratory equipment; making samples by processing; j making test solutions or setting up i testing machines; making routine chemical or physical tests involv ing the use of simple chemical or physical apparatus, or of welding and other metal treating equipment, or of furnaces, etc. Full further information and application blanks may be obtained from the Secretary, Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners, at any first or second-class post office in the State of Missouri; or from the Manager, Ninth U. S. Civil Service District, 627 New Federal Building, St. Louis, Mo. HURT AT LUMBER YARD C. R. Means of this city lost the fingers of his left hand Thursday morning while operating a power Lumber Company. Mr. Means was taken to the St. Francis Hospital in Washington after receiving medical aid here. Senator Tydings insists that the U. S. ought to make an earnest ef - fort to see it a "just peace" ar - rangwnent can't be made between Germany and Britain. His thought may not be pracUal but his effort j Is turned in the riht duvvUoa. County Court Finishes Year Winds Up Business Calendar For 1940 Meets Again January 6th The County Court finished all business for 1940 by meeting the last four days of the year. The Court will have its first session of 1941 Monday, January 6th and twill be composed of Presiding Judge Otto Buchholtz and District Judges Harry Vogt and Jesse Farrar. The following business was transacted: i The Court ordered an erroneous assessment on a deed of trust owned by August Holtmeyer reduced from $2100 to $1300. ; Road overseers were allowed cheeking accounts as follows: F. Koirtyohann, $250; L. A. Bailey, $125; Wilbert Weirich, $125; F. W. Kamper, $290; F. L. Lefler, $150; Arthur Pehle, $200; Hy. J. Strecker, $250; Cecil Bay, $300; Fred Koppelmann, $100; Elijah Webb, $500. Roy Jones was allowed $60 and E. F. Sittermann, $70 for oper ating grading equipment in De cember; Edw. Marks, $68. John T. Geibler, sheriff, allowed $23 for conveying Charles R. Wod-1 icka to State Hospital No. 4; $18 for waiting on Probate and Circuit Court in December; $287.76 for board and commitment of prisoners; deputy jailer, postage, etc.; $10 for refund on postofflce box rent for 4 years; $12 for waiting on county court 4 days. The Missouri State Sanatarium -was allowed $74 for support of county patients in November; St. Francis Hospital $100 for hospitalization on needy in December; Methodist Orphans' Home $18 for tare of Geo. Simmons, j Allowances for stationery and supplies for county officials were made as follows:Miller-Bryant-Pierce Co., $1.02; the Standard Printing Co., $5; The Miller Press, $47.87; Skinner & Kennedy Co., $62.29; Buxton & Skinner Prtg. Co. $28.32; Burroughs Adding Mach ine Co., $26.06; J. W. Beall, Inc., $281.83; Franklin County Tribune, iiQ0K7 Panifin Tran.pint 99 Herman Berner was allowed $48.80 and Shell Ennis, $80.75 for operating road maintainers in December; Oscar Holtgrewe, $40:50; H. G. Mehrhoff, $39.60; G. M. Zumwalt, $68.80 for same. The following allowances were made for supplies for the county Market, $166.40; Hall-Johnson Lumber Co., $7.14; Kroger Grocery Co., $2.96; Clarence Liven-wood, $4.14; E. A: Mueller, $5.14; Noll Drug Co.! $3.53; Obermark & Dufncr, $1.05; E. H. Oltmann & Son, $3.50; Dr. W. G. Tainter, $2; Tucker Hill, $11.10; Union Bakery $19.64; Alberta Fox, $18; Tillie Huxel $5; Wm. Dress, Jr., $18.60; ing account of Geo. H. Vossbrink, county highway engineer. The Court found that the following were erroneously assessed and ordered that the taxes levied against them be abeted and stricken from the tax book: Thos. J. Danz, John Grus estate, Tom Tom-nitz, Ozark Gift Shop, Frank Lauf-fer, George Summers, Wm. Casey, Herbert L. Amelung, Alex D. Mann, Clara Dieckmann, Ed. Meyer, et al., John H. Kassmann, Ed. H. Schryer. The Court found that no action could be taken on the following erroneous assessments: Edgar Adams, Leo J. Corey, Louisa Hanei- ser, Alex Schneider, Clarence Hartmann, Zelma Wessler. The Court ordered that the account of H. C. Wilkinson, assessor, for making supplementary income tax book be certified to the state auditor for payment. The justice of the peace quarterly reports for quarter ending Oct. 31, 1940, were approved by the Court. For operating concrete equipment in December, E. M. Wieda, $69.75; Charles Cartwright, $35.10; Christ Huff, $32.40; Floyd Hinson, $33.70. C. A. Wing was allowed $113.75 for operating a shovel in December; Henry Detmer $18 for operating air compressor; Roy Doyle $65.85 and Chas. R. Reed, $60 for operating trucks for county high way department. I. E. George was allowed $48.41 for bridge lumber; the City of Sul- Uy iU m ,or pipe. Salarries were paid for Dec ember as follows:- Fred Gehlert, janitor, $70.00; Abraham Bottoms, janitor, $80 00; E. H. Oslek, dep uty county clerk, $73.00; Raymond j Wilson, assistant highway engin- eer, $90.00; Lawrence J. C. Meyer, : budget officer, $41.67; local Child j Welfare Service Fund, $35.00 fori ! child welfare worker; O. E. Burke, County Superintendent of Schools, $168 68; Lawrence J. C. Meyer, (Continud on Page Five) Starts State Economy Drive Announces Legislative Program to Curb. Expenses Calling attention to the increase in the state government's expenditures from $49,899,000 in 1934 to $93,446,000 in 1939, the Missouri Public Expenditure Survey announces a 4-point 1941 legislative program and a vigorous campaign for rigid economy in state expenditures at the forthcoming session of the General Assembly. Announcement of the campaign for "cut to the bone" economy was made following a meeting of the Board of Trustees at which a four point program was drafted and adapted. All four points are designed to make possible substantial savings in both state and county government expenditures. The Survey will work in cooperation with affiliated Tax Economy Associations and more than 100 other state-wide, sectional and local organizations in a determined fight for adoption of its program in full. The program follows: 1. A state budget policy of cut- to-the-bone economy. . 2. Elimination of all duplicating and overlapping agencies, functions and services in state government.3. Enactment of an adequate county budget law with provisions for full budget control to apply to the 109 counties in the state having a population of 50,000 and under. 4. Enactment of a law requir ing a uniform accounting and re' porting system fitted to adequate county budget procedure. "The first point in the taxpayers' program," said Keeton Arnett as spokesman for the Survey's trustees, "contemplates economy in every department of the state. It is necessary to the state's welfare that a policy of retrenchment be substituted for that of expansion in effect heretofore. "President Roosevelt has declared the nation to be in a state of partial emergency and has announced a federal policy of'cut-to-the-tbone' economy in all non-defense spending. It is now Mis souri's patriotic duty to fail in line and apply the same principle rigidly."The necessity of eliminating all unnecessary state and local expense so taxpayers may be able to meet the national defense tax load was stressed. Application ofbusiness-like principles in administration will make possible the continuation of every essential public service without necessitating increased appropriations, it was stated. While the Survey at this time is not supporting any specific plan for combining overlapping departments, Arnett said, it is contended that efficiency and economy can be furthered by consolidations of numerous agencies. The Survey left the way open to support an efficient plan if it is advanced or to recommend one later. ThouS' ands of dollars can be saved an nually by elimination of duplica tions, it was said. Establishment of adequate bud get procedure and control, as well as uniform accounting for coun ties was advocated as a means of reducing local costs as well as state auditing costs. "Adoption of this program by the legislature will bring a great measure of relief to overburdened and harassed taxpayers," said Ar nett. "The members of the General Assembly and all public officials will be requested to support it in full and wholeheartedly. It is hoped by our organization and an overwhelming majority of the state's taxpayers that such support will be 'forthcoming without regard for partisanship or politics." JOPLIN MAN KILLED AT PACIFIC WED. Lloyd Stoneking, 40 of Joplin was killed and four residents of Rolla injured in an automobile collision on Highway 66, a mile west of Pacific early Wednesday morning. Stoneking, who was riding alone in his car, was killed instantly. The others, who were taken to the Deaconess Hospital in St. Louis, were Miss Jean Lloyd, 17, the second driver; her mother, Mrs. Samuel Lloyd, 37; Mrs. Hugh Crumpler, 40, and Miss Sue Crumpler, 20. Miss loyd suffered a fractured rib and a laceration of the knee and the other three shock and bruises. RETURNS FROM ONE WEEK'S ARMY SERVICE Dr. L. F. Howe returned Saturday from a week's service with the National Guard at West plains. Captain Howe was Presi- dont of the Examining Board for the induction of men Into the anti-tank coir of the HOth In- fau'iy. ASKS LEGISLATURE TO SEAT McDANIEL AS GOVERNOR DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE SEEKS TO PREVENT INAUGURATION OF REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR The democratic state committee. late Monday dumped into the lap of the new general assembly which will meet next week the ik ...ill wiaoA Mw4 uiaA. fha ' task of attempting to seat Lawrence McDaniel of St. Louis, Democrat as governor- Missouri in the face of returns from the gen eral election showing a 3,613-vote;savln8 victory for Forrest C. Donnell, Republican. By an announced unanimous agreement the committee ap proved a resolution asking the legislators to conduct a general and sweeping investigation into charges of "glaring and wide spread irregularities, actual buy ing and trading of votes, open and brazen frauds; and the excessive use of huge sums of money toi. ' . unduly influence the voters." This action came after C. M. Hulen of Moberly, state chairman, had spent almost three hours pre-i senting and explaining reports I .:. . jr ;vi .i committee investigators who have been busy since November 18 obtaining data upon which to base a contest for the governor's chair. All such material was carefully concealed by the state chairman and his aids. Hulen said none of the reported evidence would be made public until after it had been presented by him to the legislative investigating committee. Only a bare outline was given the committee, it was understood, with most of the details withheld even from the party leaders. The resolution asking the legislature to take up the fight was phrased in the most general terms without revealing any of the specific charges upon which the Democrats hope to seat McDaniel. This action virtually spells post ponement for any inaugural ceremonies in the statehouse January 13, the date set by the constitution. The legislature will con vene January 8 and, even should it decide not to make the inquiry requested by the committee, such a decision undoubtedly would require more than the five intervening days. Hulen said it would require at least two weeks to make a careful study of the documentary material he intended to lay before the legislature, without any argument or discussion of the contents. In the event a. contest is voted, which would throw the doors open for a state-wide inquiry, many months might be consumed in examination and recount of the ballots. No one would guess. Some Democrats expressed hope a compromise could be reached with Republicans on the amount of time to be allotted for such a count but the final decision would cratic police and election boards rest with the lawmakers, whose until after the April general eUx-power would be unlimited. I tion, when Mayor Bernard Dick-Reports from the committee I mann will be seeking another term meeting indicated Hulen had ex pressed belief that McDaniel was elected by more than 9,000 votes. It is understood the data of the investigators has led the party leaders to the conclusion that about 30,000 ballots were counted erroneously either by technical misinterpretation of the election laws or by permitting unqualified persons to vote. It is from this basis that the Democrats believe they can overcome the 3,613 plurality for McDaniel, according to reports from the committee room. One of the major, allegations to be placed before the legislators is the charge of excessive use of money. Hulen declined to dis close his estimate of the campaign fund used by the Republicans, but it was reported he told the committee the total would reach $800,-000 to $1,000,000. He said publicly that $500,000 would "not even approximate" the total. . The committee chairman is understood to have reported possession of affidavits showing instances of vote buying for Republican candidates. Hulen said his agents had un covered evidence of violation of the criminal laws, but added this material would not be turned over to grand juries or law enforcement officers until after the legislative committee was finished with the data. Few of the committee members and party leaders have been permitted to inspect the complete data. It is clear from reports following the meeting late Monday that only enough information was given the rommittce members to satisfy them of something upon which to base their vote. The result hud been certain for some time. Copies of the resolution will be sent to all the party county committees which have been called into session January 3 for their Indorsement This is part of the program for turning the pressure on all Democratic lawmaker In an attempt to auure their vote toe REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN MAKES STATEMENT. Charles Ferguson, Chairman of the Republican State Committee, when interviewed about the election contest, issued a statement, 'The constitution says the leg islature cannot transact other business until it has declared the election of a governor, but vhat do they care about the constitution?" The G. O. P. leader asserted "every member" of the Democratic committee "knows Forrest Donnell was elected governor," but the state committee was "little I concerned with the verdict of the a,c bciu jjitaiia iui Lsuuneii s inaugural would go ahead. The big city machines the DieckmannPendergast axis do not ,ik. thp man . 11M(iimpi, character and integrity who was iKv.-ijelected governor by tne voters of rural Missouri," Ferguson declared."The St. Louis city election is only three months away," he continued. "The life of the Dieckmann machine hangs by a thread. In a desperate effort to save the city pay roll, the state committee joins Garney's fervent prayer that the legislature will stall along with a mock vote prcbe, and prevent the appointment of St. Louis police and election boards by a Republican governor until after the city election." "The machines have fooled nobody least of all the Republican state committee and the honest, patriotic Democrats in the legislature. - 'The supreme irony of the situation is that the most notorious vote stealing machine in America, with dozens of its criminals still in federal prisons, should be hinting of Republican vote frauds, when the election boards of all the large cities of the state are controlled by Dcmocrats."- the investigation. Monday's me?ting was watched carefully by a large group of slate jobholders, whose places on the state payroll are at stake. Many of these employees are taking part In the pressure program on the lawmakers, wasting no opportunity to ask their support,, for the attempt to seat McDaniel and continue Democrats in office. Most of the demand for the contest has come from the Dickmann-Hannegan city hall machine in St. Louis, which sponsored McDaniel, and from courthouse politiciins. In St. Louis the organization there desires a continuation of Demo- in office. Even should the investigation prove unsuccessful, the delay it would cause probably would forestall any change in administration of those two vital agencies. Most authorities agree that should the inauguration be post poned, as now appears most likely, Governor Stark would continue in office until his successor was duly qualified, and this means until the legislature has declared Who was legally elected. Several members of the incoming assembly on the sidelines were none too happy at the turn taken by the committee. Absence of specific charges of fraud, or definite figures on illegal votes cast, apparently places on the Democratic majority in the legislature the burden of proving the charges set forth in the resolution, or making an investigation to determine the basis on which the allegations were made. Possibilities of uncovering skeletons in their own closets and again having the finger of fraud pointed at the party as in the 1936 election in Kansas City caused some head shaking in off-the-record conversation. As now determined, the contest procedure would be as follows:On the first day the legislature meets a joint committee of ,the house and , senate would be named to cast up the returns from the general election November 3 for state officials. This committee would report results on all officers except that of governor, and would ask tor authority to make the investigation requested by the state committee.. If the joint assembly granted that power, the committee would be authorized to subpoena witnesses, ballots, books and records and o thoroughly into the election all over th stjte. '. While this inquiry was in projr's no new governor would be iwui J urated and many students of th i law belivve that no other UUld (Continued on Fu 4